Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting

CITY OF GALT PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA 610 CHABOLLA AVE., GALT CA 95632 DECEMBER 8, 2021 AT 6:00 P.M. Chairperson: Ernie Cason Commission: Carrie Graham, John McNamara, Chris Smith CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) ADVISORY To protect our constituents, City officials and City staff, the City requests all members of the public to follow the California Department of Health Services’ guidance and the County of Sacramento Public Health Officer Order for the Control of COVID-19. Additional information regarding COVID-19 is available on the City’s website at www.ci.galt.ca.us. Pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 361, the meeting will be held via teleconference/ electronically and the Parks & Recreation Commission will participate via teleconference/ electronically. In-person participation by the public will not be permitted and no physical location from which the public may observe the meeting will be available. Remote public participation is available in the following ways: 1) Join the electronic meeting at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81177167915 (Webinar ID: 811 7716 7915). Members of the public participating electronically via this link and wishing to speak may do so during public comment by using the “raise Hand” feature in the Zoom webinar. 2) Join the meeting via phone at (669) 900-9128 and enter Webinar ID: 811 7716 7915#. Members of the public using this call-in feature and wishing to speak may do so during public comment by pressing *9 at the applicable time. 3) Submit a written comment prior to the meeting: Public comments submitted to galtpandr@cityofgalt.org by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be distributed to the Parks & Recreation Commission, made part of the official minutes, and posted on the City’s website prior to the meeting. In view of other public comment opportunities listed above, email/written comments will not be read out loud during the meeting. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: a. Commissioners Present: b. Commissioners Absent: 3. CHANGES TO THE ORDER OF AGENDA GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA MEETING OF DECEMBER 8, 2021 Page 2 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Under Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the Parks & Recreation Commission on non-agenda items. The public comments section is for the Parks & Recreation Commission to receive comments; except for brief response to questions, no discussion or action may be taken on any item that is not listed on the agenda. Please limit comments to a maximum of five minutes. Due to the statewide emergency, public comments may also be submitted as noted above via the options listed on the first page of the agenda for providing live public comment or prior to the meeting via email to galtpandr@cityofgalt.org by 4:00 pm on the day of the meeting, which will be distributed to the Parks & Recreation Commission and posted on the City’s website prior to the meeting, but will not be read aloud. 5. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES a. Minutes of the meeting of November 10, 2021 6. PRESENTATIONS 7. NEW BUSINESS a. SUBJECT: Bi-Monthly Meetings RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recommend to the Galt City Council that they adopt a resolution amending the Galt Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws. b. SUBJECT: In-Person Meetings RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss issues and logistics relative to returning to in-person City Council meetings and other legislative bodies of the City; and provide direction to Parks and Recreation Director. 8. OLD BUSINESS a. Covid-19 Update 9. UPCOMING COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS a. Weekend Galt Market – 01/18 b. Market Master Plan – 01/18 c. Walker Master Plan – 01/18 10. UPCOMING EVENTS a. Breakfast with Santa – 12/11 11. STAFF COMMENTS 12. COMMISSIONERS REPORTS/COMMENTS a. Commissioner Cason b. Commissioner Graham c. Commissioner McNamara d. Commissioner Smith e. Commissioner (Vacant) GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AGENDA MEETING OF DECEMBER 8, 2021 Page 3 13. ADJOURNMENT ARMANDO SOLIS, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR: The agenda for this Parks and Recreation Commission meeting was posted in the following listed sites before 6:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting. 1. City Hall, 380 Civic Drive 2. U.S. Post Office, 600 N. Lincoln Way 3. Galt Parks & Recreation Department, 610 Chabolla Avenue  Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Date: December 8, 2021 Agenda Report FROM: Armando Solis, Parks and Recreation Director SUBJECT: GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION BYLAWS RECOMMENDATION Recommend to the Galt City Council that they adopt a resolution amending the Galt Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws. DISCUSSION The Galt Parks and Recreation Commission (GPRC) Bylaws were adopted by City Council on June 07, 2011 by ordnance 2011-05. At the November 10, 2021 GPRC meeting, staff received consensus from the GPRC to bring forward a staff report and resolution to move meetings from a monthly to a bi-monthly (every other month) basis. The GPRC also expressed that they still have the ability to meet as needed, should things arise and the Commission may continue to do so under 2.75.080 of the Galt Municipal Code, “Special meetings may be called by the Chair or a majority of the Commission”. This action will not change. The proposed and current GPRC Bylaws are attached for review and consideration. FISCAL ANALYSIS Staff time is the only fiscal impact to this action and that cost is absorbed in the existing budget appropriations. ATTACHMENTS A. Proposed GPRC Bylaws B. Current GPRC Bylaws C. Resolution  Proposed Revised GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION BY LAWS I. NAME Name of this group shall be the Parks and Recreation Commission. II. PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES: A. The Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council of the City of Galt, California, in the field of recreation and park development. The Commission shall have no administrative powers or authority to incur any indebtedness or obligation against the City of Galt. The advisory powers of the Commission shall include, but are not limited to: 1. Recommendations as to the general nature of the recreation program to be provided. 2. Advice and assistance to the City Park and Recreation Director in the preparation of his departmental budget. 3. Advice to the City Parks and Recreation Director on the needs of the community and upon the programs and services to satisfy those needs. 4. Advice to the City Parks and Recreation Director upon policies, fees, charges, rules and regulations relating to specific recreation programs. 5. To help publicize and promote the programs and services of the Parks and Recreation Department. 6. To serve as an appeal board for players, coaches, parents, and/or spectators that have received disciplinary action taken by the Parks and Recreation Department. III. MEMBERSHIP The Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Galt shall be composed of five members each of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and the City Council. A. Each Councilmember shall appoint one commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing Councilmember with the term of office for each Commissioner to be concurrent with that of the sponsoring councilmember. B. The office of any Commissioner shall become vacant if they are absent from any two (2) consecutive regularly-scheduled Commission meetings unless absences are due to circumstances beyond the control of that Commissioners or occurs with the permission of the remainder of the Commission IV. MEETINGS The commission shall meet bi-monthly (every other month) at least one (1) time each calendar month. The Commission shall establish regular meeting dates and from time-to-time may call special meetings and at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Director, a regular meeting may be adjourned due to lack of business to come before the Commission. The notice of the adjourned meeting will be posted in accordance with the Brown Act. A. Minutes of each Commission meeting shall be maintained in the Galt City Hall Central files by the Deputy City Clerk. B. Commission meeting will be conducted under the Roberts Rule of Order and the Brown Act. C. The Commission shall organize itself in a general accepted manner, i.e., by election of a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman.  GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION BY LAWS I. NAME Name of this group shall be the Parks and Recreation Commission. II. PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES: A. The Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council of the City of Galt, California, in the field of recreation and park development. The Commission shall have no administrative powers or authority to incur any indebtedness or obligation against the City of Galt. The advisory powers of the Commission shall include, but are not limited to: 1. Recommendations as to the general nature of the recreation program to be provided. 2. Advice and assistance to the City Park and Recreation Director in the preparation of his departmental budget. 3. Advice to the City Parks and Recreation Director on the needs of the community and upon the programs and services to satisfy those needs. 4. Advice to the City Parks and Recreation Director upon policies, fees, charges, rules and regulations relating to specific recreation programs. 5. To help publicize and promote the programs and services of the Parks and Recreation Department. 6. To serve as an appeal board for players, coaches, parents, and/or spectators that have received disciplinary action taken by the Parks and Recreation Department. III. MEMBERSHIP The Parks and Recreation Commission of the City of Galt shall be composed of five members each of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor and the City Council. A. Each Councilmember shall appoint one commissioner who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing Councilmember with the term of office for each Commissioner to be concurrent with that of the sponsoring councilmember. B. The office of any Commissioner shall become vacant if they are absent from any two (2) consecutive regularly-scheduled Commission meetings unless absences are due to circumstances beyond the control of that Commissioners or occurs with the permission of the remainder of the Commission IV. MEETINGS The commission shall meet at least one (1) time each calendar month. The Commission shall establish regular meeting dates and from time-to-time may call special meetings and at the discretion of the Parks and Recreation Director, a regular meeting may be adjourned due to lack of business to come before the Commission. The notice of the adjourned meeting will be posted in accordance with the Brown Act. A. Minutes of each Commission meeting shall be maintained in the Galt City Hall Central files by the Deputy City Clerk. B. Commission meeting will be conducted under the Roberts Rule of Order and the Brown Act. C. The Commission shall organize itself in a general accepted manner, i.e., by election of a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman.  RESOLUTION NO. 2021- RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION BYLAWS WHERAS, The City Council approve the Galt Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws on June 6, 2011; and WHERAS, the Galt Parks and Recreation Commission would like to update their Bylaws to change meeting monthly to bi-monthly (every other month). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the City Council of the City of Galt, California, herby authorizes the adoption of the amended Galt Parks and Recreation Commission Bylaws, herby attached to this resolution. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Galt, California, this 21st day of December 2021, upon a motion by Council Member , seconded by Council Member ___, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members: NOES: Council Members: ABSTAIN: Council Members: ABSENT: Council Members: MAYOR, City of Galt ATTEST: City Clerk, City of Galt  Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Date: December 8, 2020 Agenda Report FROM: Armando Solis, Parks and Recreation Director SUBJECT: RETURN TO IN-PERSON GALT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEETINGS RECOMMENDATION Discuss issues and logistics relative to returning to in-person City Council meetings and other legislative bodies of the City; and provide recommendation to Parks and Recreation Director. DISCUSSION At November 16, 2021 City Council meeting, the City Council voted to return to in-person meetings starting in December of 2021. The City Council has allowed for Commission and Committees to determine if they would like to return to in-person meetings or continue to have meetings through virtually. Should the Parks and Recreation Commission choose to return to in-person meetings, they would need to abide by the mandates listed below. Facial Covering Requirements Pursuant to current State and County health order requirements, face coverings will be required during the entire Commission meeting. This applies to all City staff, Commission Members, and the public. Based on Item 4 of the Sacramento County Health Order issued July 29, 2021, the City is required to do the following: a) Require all patrons to wear face coverings for all indoor settings, regardless of their vaccination status; b) Post clearly visible and easy-to-read signage at all entry points for indoor settings to communicate the masking requirements to all patrons; and c) In addition, those responsible for indoor public settings are strongly encouraged to provide face coverings at no cost to individuals required to wear them. FISCAL ANALYSIS Cost of masks and the disinfection of the Council Chambers would be absorbed in the existing budget appropriations. ATTACHMENTS 1. Sacramento County Health Order – dated July 29, 2021  ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO DIRECTING ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE COUNTY TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS INDOORS IN WORKPLACES AND PUBLIC SETTINGS DATE OF ORDER: July 29, 2021 BACKGROUND Since June 15, 2021 when most restrictions from the State of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy were lifted, the average daily incident case rate of COVID-19 in Sacramento County has increased 5.5-fold to reach the “High Transmission” level of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Indicators for Levels of Community Transmission. The testing positivity rate in Sacramento County has also risen 4.3-fold since June 15. Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Sacramento County have risen from 60 patients on June 15 to 175 patients on July 27. The significantly more transmissible Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has become the predominant strain in the US and in Sacramento County. Since June 15, nearly two thirds (64.8 Percent) of positive specimens collected from Sacramento County residents and genotyped were identified as the Delta variant. In considering options to stem this rapid increase in COVID-19 transmission, a continued increase in the proportion of the population vaccinated is the best protection against this virus. Universal indoor use of face coverings, also known as masking, is the least disruptive and most immediately impactful additional measure to take. All individuals, especially those who are unvaccinated or at higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19, should take personal measures to reduce risk in addition to masking. CDC recommends that vaccinated individuals wear face coverings in indoor public settings in areas of substantial or high COVID-19 transmission (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated- guidance.html). County of Sacramento | Order of the Health Officer | July 29, 2021 | Page 1 CDPH requires face coverings in specific indoor public settings and recommends that individuals wear face coverings in all other indoor public settings, regardless of their vaccination status. (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance- for-face-coverings.aspx) This Order is necessary to control and reduce the rate of community spread and to reinforce the need for safe interactions. The Health Officer will continue to assess the public health situation as it evolves and may modify this Order, or issue additional Orders, related to COVID-19, as changing circumstances dictate. ORDER UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 101040, 101085, 120175, AND 120220, THE HEALTH OFFICER OF THE COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO (“HEALTH OFFICER”) HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. This Order shall become effective July 30, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. and will continue to be in effect until rescinded or amended in writing by the Health Officer. 2. Except as otherwise set forth herein, the June 24, 2021 Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings issued by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), as may be amended from time to time, continues to apply throughout the County. (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID- 19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx) 3. This Order directs that face coverings shall be worn, regardless of vaccination status, over the mouth and nose, in all indoor public settings, venues, gatherings, and workplaces, such as, but not limited to: offices, retail stores, restaurants and bars, theaters, family entertainment centers, conference centers, and State and local government offices serving the public. 4. Individuals, businesses, venue operators, hosts, and others responsible for the operation of indoor public settings must: a. Require all patrons to wear face coverings for all indoor settings, regardless of their vaccination status; and County of Sacramento | Order of the Health Officer | July 29, 2021 | Page 2  b. Post clearly visible and easy-to-read signage at all entry points for indoor settings to communicate the masking requirements to all patrons. c. In addition, those responsible for indoor public settings are strongly encouraged to provide face coverings at no cost to individuals required to wear them. 5. Individuals are not required to wear face coverings in the following circumstances: a. Persons who are working alone in a closed office or room; b. Persons who are actively eating and/or drinking; c. Persons swimming or showering in a fitness facility; d. Persons who are obtaining a medical or cosmetic service involving the nose or face for which temporary removal of the face covering is necessary to perform the service; e. Persons who are specifically exempted from wearing face masks pursuant to other CDPH guidance. 6. Employers and businesses subject to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) and/or the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standards should consult the applicable regulations for additional requirements. The ETS allow local health jurisdictions to mandate more protective measures. This Order, which requires face coverings for all individuals in indoor settings and businesses, regardless of vaccination status, takes precedence over the more permissive ETS regarding employee face coverings. 7. The following requirements apply to Mega-Events: a. Indoor Mega-Events: All attendees of indoor mega-events (defined as 5,000 or more attendees) must wear face coverings while indoors and must otherwise comply with the restrictions set forth in the CDPH guidance Beyond the Blueprint for Industries and Sectors. (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID- 19/Beyond-Blueprint-Framework.aspx) County of Sacramento | Order of the Health Officer | July 29, 2021 | Page 3  b. Outdoor Mega-Events: Attendees of outdoor mega-events (defined as 10,000 or more attendees) are required to wear face coverings while in an indoor setting and in areas where 50% of the structure has adjacent impermeable walls, such as concourses and concession stands, and must otherwise comply with the restrictions set forth in the CDPH guidance Beyond the Blueprint for Industries and Sectors. (https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID- 19/Beyond-Blueprint-Framework.aspx) 8. Persons should continue to follow CDC guidance for unvaccinated people (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting- sick/prevention.html) and for fully vaccinated people (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully- vaccinated.html) to protect themselves and others, including: a. wearing a well-fitted face covering (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting- sick/about-face-coverings.html) b. avoiding crowds c. avoiding poorly ventilated spaces d. covering coughs and sneezes e. washing hands often (https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when- how-handwashing.html) f. following any applicable workplace, school, or business sector guidance or requirements including the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards. People should still watch for symptoms of COVID-19, especially following an exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms- testing/symptoms.html). If symptoms develop, all people, regardless of vaccination status, should isolate and be clinically evaluated for COVID- 19, including SARS-CoV-2 testing. Anyone testing positive for SARS-CoV- 2, regardless of vaccination status, must follow the General Isolation Order of the Sacramento County Health Officer (https://dhs.saccounty.net/PUB/Documents/Communicable-Disease- County of Sacramento | Order of the Health Officer | July 29, 2021 | Page 4  Control/ME-COVID19IsolationOrder.pdf). 9. This Order shall become effective July 30, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. and will continue to be in effect until rescinded or amended in writing by the Health Officer. 10. All State orders and guidance documents referenced in State orders are complementary to this Order. By way of this Order, the Health Officer adopts such directives as orders as well. Where a conflict exists between a local order and any State public health order related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most restrictive provision controls pursuant to, and consistent with, California Health and Safety Code § 131080. 11. Copies of Order. Copies of this Order shall promptly be: (1) made available at the County Administration Building at 700 H Street, Sacramento 95814, First Floor; (2) posted on the Sacramento County COVID-19 website (COVID19.saccounty.net) and County Health Department’s website (dhs.saccounty.net/PUB); and (3) provided to any member of the public requesting a copy of this Order. 12. Severability. If any provision of this Order or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the Order, including the application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, the provisions of this Order are severable. IT IS SO ORDERED: Olivia Kasirye, MD, MS Dated: July 29, 2021 Health Officer of the County of Sacramento County of Sacramento | Order of the Health Officer | July 29, 2021 | Page 5